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Table 1 Selected geotechnical characteristics of the slope materials

From: Landslide impacts and management in Nanka area, Southeast Nigeria

Sample number

Cohesion (kPa)

Angle of internal friction (o)

Coefficient of permeability (m/sec)

Liquid Limit

Plastic Limit

Plasticity Index

Grain size

Nanka Sample 1

5

28

1.11 X 10−6

24

Np

Np

Clayey Sand

Nanka Sample 2

6

29

1.47 X 10−6

23

Np

Np

Clayey Sand

Nanka Sample 3

8

30

1.28 X 10−6

26

Np

Np

Clayey Sand

Nanka Sample 4

43

8

9.51 X 10−8

75

36

39

Silty Clay

  1. Np Non-plastic